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U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace Calls for Remembrance and Support of Nuclear Arms Control
In July 1945, as a key part of the Manhattan Project, the first nuclear weapon was detonated in the desert in New Mexico. Three weeks later the world witnessed the...
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2023 “People of Life” Awards Recognize the Work of Champions of Pro-Life Cause
Three champions of the pro-life cause were honored on July 17 at the 2023 People of Life awards during the annual Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference in Toledo, Ohio...
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Pope Francis
Ancient word: Jews, Christians study shared past in Vatican manuscripts
The Vatican Library contains one of the most important collections of Hebrew manuscripts in the world and a new interfaith study program has been launched that brings...
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Pope Francis
Pope prays for WYD: The church is not a 'club' for the elderly
Pope Francis' prayer intention for the month of August focuses on the upcoming World Youth Day and, he said, the need for "a joyful world -- because if we Christians have...
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Vatican
Pope in Portugal: Calling young people and the church toward encounter
Pope Francis is scheduled to travel to Portugal Aug. 2-6 to participate in World Youth Day and visit the Marian shrine at Fátima.
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Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Thomas Zinkula as Archbishop of Dubuque
Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend Thomas R. Zinkula of Davenport as Archbishop of Dubuque.
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Vatican
Open yourself to God, pope tells marginalized youth in 'Popecast' before WYD
In a podcast produced by Vatican News, the pope responded to the stories of several young people with difficult backgrounds.
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World Youth Day
More than 28,600 Young People and 60 Bishops from the USA Traveling to Lisbon for World Youth Day
Over 1,300 groups comprised of more than 28,600 individuals from across the United States, will travel to Lisbon, Portugal, for the thirty-seventh World Youth Day (WYD)...
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Vatican
Pope to young people: To tackle life's ups and downs, look to the elderly
Pope Francis celebrated Mass to mark World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly in St. Peter's Basilica July 23
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Vatican
USCCB president: Cardinal and Biden discussed aiding end to war in Ukraine
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of Military Services, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, said the pope's envoy came to Washington to explore what the Vatican's role...